RALEIGH NC (August 11, 2016) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina is launching a new weekly television program beginning October 2, 2016 on WRAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in the Raleigh-Durham/Fayetteville market. The program, Education Matters, aims to provide the public with real facts about the state of public education in North Carolina. The weekly […]
Friday Report – 8/5/2016
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Teacher shortages, growing enrollment test public schools
Keith Poston spoke with Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools officials. Here’s a preview of what The Daily Advance said about his visit. North Carolina is facing critical teacher shortages while more students are swelling the public school system, one of the state’s top education policy experts told local educators and public officials last week. Keith Poston, […]
Cumberland is up front in growing school voucher program
Keith Poston was quoted in a Fayetteville Observer article on school voucher program. Critics also say that unlike public schools, private schools don’t have to use licensed teachers, offer free or reduced-price lunches, provide transportation to students or provide special education services. Private schools also can select their students – or boot them if they […]
At Forum Gala, Former Governor Martin Calls on State to “Put Schools First”
Former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin and longtime Public School Forum leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris received the 2016 Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award at the Forum’s annual gala last Thursday, May 19. More than 400 educators, business leaders, government officials and other supporters of public schools attended the event at the […]
2016 Public School Forum Jay Robinson Award & 30th Anniversary Gala
Policymaker’s Education Primer 2016
As many elected and appointed officials have found, policymaking around education is a maze of interconnected issues ranging from financing to facilities, from mathematics to management, from technology to teachers. What we have created to help with this maze is the Forum’s Education Primer, an introduction to educational policymaking in North Carolina. It does not pretend […]
Public School Forum of NC 30th Anniversary Video
Keith Poston: Invest in our teachers
Keith Poston wrote for Fayetteville Observer about the importance of investing in our teachers.
NC needs to stop the lollygagging and invest in teachers
There’s a scene in “Bull Durham” that features the Bulls manager throwing bats into the locker room shower and berating the team for the mortal sin of “lollygagging.” He wonders aloud, after being reminded of his team’s 8-16 record, “How did we ever win eight?” This scene popped into my mind when I read the […]
2016 Local School Finance Study
Study details a persistent resource gap in public school funding between NC’s highest & lowest-wealth counties.
Turning around low-performing schools
The Public School Forum was featured in Education NC for its Study Group Committee on Low Performing Schools. Tomorrow, the Public School Forum of North Carolina will continue its Study Group Committee on Low Performing Schools with a presentation by Duke’s Helen “Sunny” Ladd on her research into the state’s turnaround efforts in elementary and middle schools. […]
2016 Roadmap of Need
New Report Spotlights Stark Differences Across North Carolina for Young People
Governor Jim Martin and Former Public School Forum Leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris to Receive Annual Education Leadership Award
RALEIGH, NC (March 15, 2015) – Former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin and former Public School Forum leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris were named today as the recipients of the 2016 Public School Forum of North Carolina Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award. The Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award was established by the […]
Public School Forum Kicks Off Beginning Teacher Network in Mecklenburg County with Support from Belk Foundation
RALEIGH, NC (February 25, 2016) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina has kicked off its Beginning Teacher Network (BTN) in Mecklenburg County with support from the Belk Foundation. The investment of $25,000 from the Belk Foundation comes as the program expands in Wake, Mecklenburg and Union counties with more on the way in […]
Public School Forum Releases Top Ten Education Issues for 2016
RALEIGH, NC (January 19, 2016) – The Public School Forum today released its Top Ten Education Issues for 2016 during its 2nd Annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh. Biogen was the presenting sponsor for this year’s event. Forum President and Executive Director Keith Poston and James E. Ford, the Forum’s Program Director and former […]
The myth of limited resources to support NC education
One of the ongoing tensions underlying much of the current debate over public education in North Carolina is the amount of money available to support our schools. Last year, with an economic recovery resulting in a $400 million surplus – the first such surplus in years – educators and public school champions regularly heard from […]
Public School Forum of North Carolina Receives Capacity Building Grant from A.J. Fletcher Foundation
The Public School Forum of North Carolina has been awarded a 3-year, $90,000 grant from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation to support strategic planning and capacity-building at the Forum.
Public School Forum of North Carolina Set to Kick Off Study Group XVI on Educational Opportunity
Public School Forum of North Carolina Set to Kick Off Study Group XVI on Educational Opportunity Study Group Co-Chairs, Committee Chairs Named RALEIGH, NC (October 19, 2015) – More than 100 stakeholders representing business, education, government, academia and the non-profit community will gather at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh on Wednesday as the Public School […]
Public School Forum Expanding Beginning Teacher Network Statewide
Public School Forum Expanding Beginning Teacher Network Statewide, Grant from Golden Corral Supports Expansion Beyond Wake County RALEIGH, NC (October 15, 2015) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina announced today it is expanding its Beginning Teacher Network (BTN) to Mecklenburg and Union Counties in the spring of 2016, with more counties on the […]
Keith Poston on The Progressive Pulse
A budget that does not prioritize education
As the NC House prepares to take its first vote today on the proposed state budget approved yesterday by the NC Senate, Keith Poston, President and Executive Director, Public School Forum of North Carolina, released the following statement: “The state budget released by the House and Senate budget conference does not make education a priority […]
Education think-tank tackling big questions
The Public School Forum was featured in the News Observer for its work on educational opportunity: The Public School Forum of North Carolina has put out the call for volunteers to join a study group focused on finding what it will take to provide every child in the state an opportunity at a sound basic […]
Public School Forum of North Carolina Announces Study Group XVI and New Center to Focus on Educational Opportunity
Public School Forum of North Carolina Announces Study Group XVI and New Center to Focus on Educational Opportunity Efforts will explore issues of race, trauma and learning, and school funding, and their impact on educational achievement RALEIGH, NC (August 26, 2015) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina announced today the formation of a […]